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THIS WEEK'S GAMES: The Blue Devils (6-4-2, 1-1-0 WIAC) return to action after nearly a month off when they host Hamline University, (4-7-3, 1-4-1 MIAC) Friday, Jan. 8 at 7:30 p.m. The Pipers will play UW-Stevens Point, Thursday, Jan. 7 before coming to Menomonie. The Blue Devils will then take to the road for the first time since mid-November when they are at Gustavus Adolphus College, (3-6-2, 2-4-0 MIAC) Saturday, Jan. 9.

WEBCASTS: All UW-Stout home games are scheduled to be broadcast in a live video stream by Blue Devil Video. Brady Burzynski and Hayden Bowe will be on the call throughout the season. Live Stats will also be available for home games. Blue Devil home games: Live Stats | Live Video


THE 2015-16 BLUE DEVILS (6-4-2, 1-1-0 WIAC): Tyler Cayemberg and Justin Moody lead the Blue Devils with nine points apiece. Cayemberg leads the team in goals with five, and has three power play goals, picking up two in a win over Concordia-Wisconsin in Novembers. Cayemberg also as the team's hat trick of the season. Moody has three goals and is matching senior Danny Ray with six assists. Team captain Jake Useldinger, Karl Andersen and Shayne McLaughlin each have four goals.  Cayemberg and Useldinger each have a shorthanded goal. Joe Anderson, Riley Colvard and Joe Kleven each have five assists.  Comparing this year's team with last year's team after 12 games, Stout is averaging the same 2.8 goals per contest, but have made signifcant strides on the defensive end. After 12 games last season, Stout was allowing 4.5 goals per contest. This season, Stout is allowing 2.7 goals, nearly a two-goal drop. This season, 23 players have scored at least one point, while last year, after 12 games, 19 players had at least one point.  Goalie Spencer Viele went down with an injury during the Concordia Wisconsin game in November and is expected to be ready for action in January. Viele has a 2-1-1 record with a GAA of 1.44 and a saves percentage of.959. Chase Hollander has a 2-3-1 record, working six games with a GAA of 3.51 and a saves percentage of .864. Freshman Nick Schmit has worked three games with a record 2-0-0, on a GAA of 2.75 and a saves percentage of .913. The team's GAA dropped from 4.44 last year after 12 games to 2.63 this season. | 2015-16 Blue Devil Statistics

THE 2015-16 BLUE DEVILS PREVIEW: UW-Stout's 2015-16 roster features two seniors, 12 juniors, three sophomores and 13 freshmen. Ten returners played in all 26 games last year and 11 played in 20 games or more. The Blue Devils return 13 of their top-15 scorers and six of their top-eight scorers from last season, including junior forward Justin Moody, who led the squad with 11 goals, 12 assists and 23 points. UW-Stout will play nine of its first 13 games at the Fanetti Community Center (formerly the Dunn County Ice Arena), including seven consecutive home contests from Nov. 21-Jan. 8. The Blue Devils were picked to finish fifth in the WIAC in a preseason poll. Jake Useldinger scored seven goals and nine assists. Craig Lindegard added seven goals and eight assists, while Tyler Cayemberg had five goals and 10 assists. Spencer Viele and Chase Hollander split time in the net, with Viele posting a 5-11-1 overall record, with a goals against average of 3.62 and a saves percentage of. .908. Hollander had a 3-6-0 record with a GAA of 4.13 and a saves percentage of .893. | 2015-16 Blue Devil Statistics

STOUT'S LAST TIME OUT: After a slow start, the Blue Devils have won five of their last seven games, including a 3-1 win over Concordia-Moorhead, Dec. 10 and a 5-3 win over St. Olaf, Dec. 11.  | Concordia Story and Box Score | St. Olaf Story and Box Score


SCOUTING HAMLINE: Charlie Adams and Brandon Zurn have been the Pipers' leading scorers this year, with Adams popping 10 goals and 17 assists and Zurn, the team's goals leader, with 11 and 15 assists. Mitch McPherson has seven goals and, along with Zurn, has four power play goals. Justin Quale has a 4-4-2 record in net, posting a 3.50 GAA with a saves percentage of .893. John Sellie-Hanson has a 0-3-1 record with a GAA of 4.28 and a saves percentage of .874. The Pipers are averaging 3.4 goals per game and giving up 3.5.  Last season the Pipers, who were picked to finish in eighth place in the nine-team league, made the MIAC playoffs as the fifth seed and then promptly took out three foes on the road in a nine day span to win the postseason title and head to the NCAA tournament for just the second time in school history. Twenty players return from that 14-11-4 team that was earned the third place nod in a MIAC preseason poll. | 2015-16 Statistics

PIPERS' LAST TIME OUT: Host UW-Stevens Point scored six second period goals in a 10-3 win over Hamline last night. The Pointers outshot Hamline 34-25 and held a 4-0 lead before the Pipers got on the board midway through the second period. Jesse Kessler, Kerry McGlynn and Garrett Schmitz scored goals for the Pipers. In the Pipers' final game of the semester in December, it was Mitch McPherson's turn to be in the scoring spotlight. The freshman winger had both goals in a 4-2 non-conference men's hockey loss at UW-Eau Claire Dec.11. McPherson, who now has seven goals for the year, was the only Piper who could get a puck past UWEC goalie Tyler Green, who kicked out 32 shots. | Eau Claire Game Story and Stats | Stevens Point Game Story and Stats

LAST TIME HAMLINE AND STOUT MET: Hamline jumped out to a quick lead, built on it, then held off UW-Stout as the Pipers downed the Blue Devils, 4-2, in the second game of the 2014-15 season at Oscar Johnson Arena. The Pipers jumped out to a 3-0 lead before the Blue Devils notched two power play goals to pull to within one goal. Hamline scored an empty net goal to notch the win. | Game Story and Statistics

THE SERIES: The Blue Devils hold a 15-10-0 advantage in the series.


SCOUTING GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS: Colin Hernon is leading the Gusties in scoring with three goals and three assist. Chris Amsden, who played against Stout the last time out in November, has a 1-3-1 record with a GAA of 2.18 and a saves percentage of .922. The Gusties finished last season at 8-9-8 overall, finishing seventh and that's where they were picked in a MIAC preseason poll. The Gusties last year had eight games that ended in a tie, breaking the single season NCAA Division III tie record of seven, held by three different schools.. | 2015-16 Statistics

THE GUSTIES' LAST TIME OUT: The Gusties will be at UW-Eau Claire, Friday, Jan. 8, before they play the Blue Devils. In their last outing Dec. 11, the Gusties fell short against No. 15-ranked St. Scholastica, losing 4-1. The Saints outshot the Gusties 31-20 throughout the contest and won the faceoff battle 37-27. Gustavus went 0-4 on the power play, while St. Scholastica went 0-3 on the man-advantage. In his first appearance between the pipes this season and second career start, Isaak Tjaden suffered the loss after making 27 saves. | Game Story and Stats

LAST TIME GUSTAVUS AND STOUT MET: In a first in Blue Devils history, Stout and Gustavus Adolphus played to a scoreless tie on Nov. 7, 2015. Both goalies - Stout's Spencer Viele  and Gustavus' Chris Amsden - received credit for the shutout and both did yeoman's work. Amsden recorded 32 saves for the game, but Viele was especially tough in the overtime period where he recorded seven of his 30 saves. | Game Story and Statistics

THE SERIES: Gustavus holds a 10-7-2 lead in the series, winning the two games before the scoreless tie earlier this season.



USCHO.com TOP 15 DIVISION III POLL: Blue Devil 2015-16 opponents receiving votes in the latest USHCO.com Division III poll are: UW-Stevens Point, 6th; UW-Eau Claire, 10th; UW-River Falls, 14th; MSOE, 15th. St. Scholastica is receving votes.  | USCHO.com Division III Poll

TEAM CAPTAINS: Captains for the 2015-16 season are Jake Useldinger, Derek Sand, Justin Moody and Danny Ray.

AWARDS AND HONORS: Goalie Nick Schmit was selected the UW-Stout/Northwestern Mutual athlete of the week, Dec. 14, after recording two wins in his first collegiate starts...Forward Tyler Cayemberg was selected as the WIAC athlete of the week after scoring a hat trick against Concordia University Wisconsin, Nov. 21. Cayemberg had two power play goals and completed the hat trick with an empty net goal with three seconds remaining...Goalie Spencer Viele was selected as the WIAC athlete of the week after snagging a win over Bethel and playing to a scoreless tie with Gustavus Adolphus, Nov. 6-7. Viele posted a saves percentage of .963 over the two games.

THE COACHES: UW-Stout: Terry Watkins (229-274-31) is in his 19th season as the head coach of the Blue Devils' varsity program. Watkins spent eight years coaching the club team (104-102-16) as Stout prepared to return to varsity status in 1997. Watkins was the 2006-07 NCHA coach of the year when Stout finished in a three-way tie for first. Watkins had a Hall of Fame career at Stout as a defenseman. Stout won a WIAC title in 2010-11, and an NCHA title during the 2006-07 season. Watkins reached 700 games as the head coach of a UW-Stout hockey team (varsity and club) when the Blue Devils played UW-Stevens Point, Dec. 7, 2013. Hamline: Cory Laylin is returning to where his coaching career started. The St. Cloud, Minn. native, whose first coaching assignment was an assistant at Hamline, made a smashing return to the Pipers last season. After winning just three games the previous two seasons, Hamline went 14-11-4 and swept throug the MIACV playoffs with thrre road victories. That earned them a second ever berth in the NCAA Division III men's hockey tournament.  Laylin was an assistant at HU in the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons. Assistant coach Mike McMillan is a UW-Stout grad who started his coaching career as an assistant at Menomonie High School while attending UW-Stout.  Gustavus Adolphus: Brett Petersen is in his 16th season as the head coach of the Gustavus Adolphus men's hockey team in 2015.  In his 15-year tenure behind the Gustavus bench, Petersen has compiled a 206-157-40 overall record.


THE CONFERENCES: UW-Stout is a member of the five-team Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). The WIAC is made up of Stout, UW-Eau Claire, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Superior and UW-River Falls. Even though Superior is leaving the conference is other sports after this year, the hockey programs will remain affiliated with the WIAC. MSOE is a member of the NCHA. Concordia-Moorhead and St. Olaf College are members of the MIAC.

SCORELESS TIE: If fans were looking for scoring in the UW-Stout/Gustavus Adolphus College game Nov. 7, 2015, they went away disappointed. The scoreless tie with the Gusties was a first for UW-Stout, which has never had a scoreless tie in any of the program's varsity games, stretching back to 1968. Gustavus last season set an NCAA Division III record for ties with eight and one was a scoreless tie. According to Tim Danehy of collegehockeystats.net, scoreless ties are "not common obviously, but not that rare overall" across all divisions, both men and women, and appear to be on the rise. So far this year, six scoreless ties have been reported, but the Stout/Gustavus double goose eggs were the first of the season for Division III men. Last season there were 17 scoreless ties reported to collegehockeystats.net, of which six were Division III men, Danehy said. In 2013-14 there were nine total and 2012-13 had 10 total. The same night UW-Stout and Gustavus were going scoreless, the UW-Eau Claire women and St. Catherine played to a 0-0 decision.

LENDING AN ASSIST, continued: Chase Hollander was awarded his second career assist in the Blue Devils' 5-2 win over Concordia University Wisconsin, Nov. 21. That makes two different Stout goalies that have gotten assists during the 2015-16 season. Spencer Viele was awarded an assist Nov. 6 against Bethel University. The two helpers mark the first time two UW-Stout goalies have gotten an assist in the same year since the team returned to varsity status 20 years ago...When Spencer Viele was awarded an assist against Bethel University, Nov. 6, 2015, he was not the first Stout goalie, and won't be the last, to get an assist. Since the Blue Devil hockey program returned to varsity play during the 1996-97 season, seven goalies have earned at least one assist. Chase Hollander was awarded an assist for his pass as Danny Ray scored against UW-Superior, Jan. 17, 2015. Corey Koop did it during the 2013-14 season, Jeff Stone during the 2008-09 season, and Jake Schuman during the 2004-05 season each recorded an assist. Jeff Dotson did it in 2000-01 as a freshman, then did it again as a senior in 2003-04. Kelly Elde did it twice during the 1996-97 season.

PREVIOUS BLUE DEVIL HAT TRICKS (since 2008)
Tyler Cayemberg vs. Concordia University Wisconsin, Nov. 21, 2015
Austin Nelson vs. Aurora University, Jan. 23, 2015
Branden Gay vs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 2, 2011
Branden Gay vs. St. Norbert, Feb. 12, 2011
Scott Motz vs. St. Mary's University, Jan. 13, 2009
Nick Klaren vs. Northland, Nov. 4, 2008
Scott Motz vs. Northland, Nov. 4, 2008
Derek Hanson vs. Augsburg, Oct. 31, 2008
Derek Hanson vs. Concordia, Oct. 24, 2008

The Last Time in a Single Game...
Two Stout players recorded a hat trick: Scott Motz, Nick Klaren vs. Northland College, Nov. 4, 2008
A Stout player recorded two or more power play goals: 2, Tyler Cayemberg vs. Concordia Wisconsin, Nov. 21, 2015
A Stout player recorded a shorthanded goal: Tyler Cayemberg vs. Concordia-Moorhead, Dec. 11, 2015
A Stout goalie recorded 40-45 saves: 41, Spencer Viele vs. St. Scholastica, Oct. 31, 2015
A Stout goalie recorded 46-50 saves: 49, Spencer Viele vs. Aurora University, Jan. 24, 2015
A Stout goalie recorded 50-55 saves: 51, Corey Koop vs. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 20, 2014
A Stout goalie recorded 55-plus saves: 59, Corey Koop vs. UW-Stevens Point, Dec. 7, 2013
A Stout player recorded four goals: 4, Brad Weappa vs. Hamline University, Jan. 18, 2000
A Stout goalie recorded an assist: Chase Hollander vs. Concordia Wisconsin, Nov. 21, 2015
A Stout team scored 5-7 goals: 6 vs. UW-Superior (W 6-2), Dec. 4, 2015
A Stout team scored 8-10 goals: 8 vs. Concordia Wisconsin (W 8-5), Jan. 10, 2015
A Stout team scored 10-plus goals: 11 vs. Northland College (W 11-2), Nov. 4, 2008
Stout posted a shutout: vs. Gustavus Adolphus (0-0), Nov. 7, 2015
Stout was shut out: vs. UW-Eau Claire (0-7), Dec. 3, 2015
Both teams played to a scoreless tie: vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Nov. 7, 2015

BLUE DEVIL RECORD BOOK
Individual Records
Goals by Game: 8, Glenn LaChapelle vs. UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 18, 1973
Assists by Game: 9, Chuck Gerber vs. UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 18, 1973
Points by Game: 9, Glenn LaChapelle (8/1) vs. UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 18, 1973; Chuck Gerber (0/9) vs. UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 18, 1973;
Saves by Game: 67, Tom Slupe vs. Wisconsin JV, Feb. 14, 1970
Goals by Season: 43, Glenn LaChappelle, 1972-73
Assists by Season: 28, Derek Hanson, 2008-09
Points by Season: 65, Glenn LaChapelle (43/22), 1972-73
Saves by Season: 850, Tad Larson, 1977-78
Goalie Win/Loss Record by Season: 21-5-2, Matt Koenig, 2008-09
Goals by Career: 80, Glenn LaChapelle, 1970-73
Assists by Career: 80, Derek Hanson, 2006-10; Scott Motz, 2006-10
Points by Career: 140, Derek Hanson (60/80), 2006-10
Saves by Career: 2480, Tad Larson, 1974-78
Goalie Win/Loss Record by Career: 44-16-4, Matt Koenig, 2005-09
Fastest First Period Goal: 10 seconds, Mark Ryder vs. UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 17, 1973
Fastest Second Period Goal: 6 seconds, Mike Kautz vs. UW-Stevens Point, Jan. 20, 2006
Fastest Third Period Goal: 6 seconds, Duane Johnson vs. St. Cloud State, Dec. 2, 1978
Fastest Overtime Goal: 6 seconds, Curt Moore vs. Concordia, Nov. 26, 1976
Team Records
Most Goals in a Period: 11, vs. UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 17, 1973
Most Goals in a Game: 21 vs. UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 17, 1973
Most Goals Allowed in a Game: 18, vs. Wisconsin JV, Feb. 14, 1970
Most Penalty Minutes: 21-54 vs. UW-Eau Claire, Dec. 13, 1997
Most Penalty Minutes, Both Teams: 35-96 vs. UW-Eau Claire, Dec. 13, 1997


STOUT'S RANKED HISTORY: Stout finished the 2008-09 season as the second ranked team in the USCHO.com poll. With the exception of the Nov. 17, 2008, USCHO.com poll, Stout had been ranked in the top 15 since the Nov. 13, 2006, poll. Stout made their first appearance in the poll on Nov. 27, 2000, when they received one vote, then moved up to 10th the following week. The 2008-09 season ending poll matched Stout's previous high mark of second in the Jan. 29, 2007, poll. Stout opened the 2009-10 season ranked third, their highest-ever season-opening ranking, but fell out of the polls midway through the season and returned to the top 15, Nov. 22, 2010. Stout was in the 2011-12 USCHO.com poll early in the season, dropped out, returned again, but dropped out. Stout returned to the poll after a win over top-ranked St. Norbert, Jan. 18, garnering eight votes in the Jan. 21 poll, effectively ranking the Blue Devils 19th. | USCHO.com Division III poll

NEW NAME: The Dunn County Board last spring approved renaming the Dunn County Ice Arena to the Fanetti Community Center in recognition of Marilyn Fanetti's contribution to fundraising efforts undertaken by the Menomonie Youth Hockey Association to remodel and add to the arena at the Dunn County Recreation Park. Fanetti donated $370,000 to the project and asked that the hockey arena and new community room be named for her family.

UP NEXT: After the Hamline contest, the Blue Devils have only four home games remaining on their regular season schedule. The Blue Devils will be at the University of St. Thomas, Friday, Jan. 15 and at St. Mary's University, Saturday, Jan. 16. Both games are scheduled to get underway at 7 p.m. Stout's next home game is Tuesday, Jan. 19 when the Blue Devils host St. Scholastica at 7:30 p.m.